MacArthur - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name MacArthur \m(a)-car-thur, mac(A)-rthur\ is of Scottish and Gaelic origin, and its meaning is "son of Arthur". World War II General Douglas MacArthur.

MacArthur has 1 variant form: McArthur.

Baby names that sound like MacArthur are MacArdell, Macardle and McCarthy.

MacArthur is a very rare male first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name MacArthur. Click here to compare MacArthur with related baby names.